preferir
to prefer, to rather
Prefiero el té al café.
I prefer tea to coffee.
preferir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
preferir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
preferir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
preferir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
preferir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
preferir future
Actions yet to happen.
preferir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
preferir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
preferir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
preferir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
preferir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
preferir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
preferir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
preferir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
preferir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
preferir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
preferir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.